DNPL to construct more toilets

Guwahati (Assam), September 30, 2018:

Duliajan Numaligarh Pipeline Limited (DNPL), an Assam government undertaking, has proposed to construct 100 more toilets under the sanitation campaign of Swacch Baharat Abhiyan.

It has plans to construct and maintain public toilets in Guwahati, install solar-powered street lights in Duliajan, distribute stevia seeds and quail birds to farmers in collaboration with Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat and set up centres in Jorhat and Guwahati to impart coaching at subsidised rates to economically disadvantaged candidates for jobs in various sectors.

Chairman of DNPL, Rupam Goswami, said, “We have constructed 70 toilets (cumulatively 192 toilets constructed till date) under the sanitation campaign of Swacch Bharat Abhiyan. The company has engaged itself in the construction of Waksung Na Ali Road (1230metres), a village in Sivasagar with a budget of Rs.50 lakh in 2017-18.”

The company has also sanctioned Rs.15 lakh for the construction of a residential training centre for the promotion of mask making (mukha shilpa) of Samuguri Satra in Majuli.

“In the previous year, DNPL contributed Rs.5 lakh to the Raas Festival in Majuli. Besides, Rs.1 lakh was provided to the office of the deputy commissioner, Majuli in July for operation of boat services for the people of Bhakat Chapori during floods,” he said.